From our fields:
Due to the excellent rainfall this winter, we have experienced a boom in buckwheat growth!
A favorite of mine over the years, buckwheat typically does not proliferate until well into summer.
I noticed early blooms in April. Bees and hummingbirds love this food source!
The visuals these plants provide are excellent. Crown-like dots of white cover the chapparal like little daytime stars. These flowers turn a rustic red in the heat of summer, exhibiting a second tonal show to enjoy.
I’ve featured a few close-ups from May, shot with an old manual Nikkor 105mm 2.8/extension tube.
When we moved here last year, I told Robin that in lieu of the landscape plants, I’d prefer buckwheat. We border wild land, it just seems like a good idea and buckwheat needs no extra watering for it to bloom and do its yearly color change. Well, we did get a LARGE bloom this season on the property. Love it!
Another close-up from May
Young sprouts – no extension tube.
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Very nice. I really like the buckwheats too. Did you purchase them potted, or did you have them on your property already anyway?
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There were a few here and there and some that had been “removed.” The removed plants were simply cut to ground height. Between those and the peripherals, they self propagated and with rain just blew up. Very pleased with them.
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